tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61493352390376870192011-12-13T17:16:13.818-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-62539522395126061172011-12-05T18:40:00.000-08:002011-12-05T18:43:11.402-08:002011-12-05T18:43:11.402-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AheUJ_AtuhoAk6kW5rGZBZNcdy0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AheUJ_AtuhoAk6kW5rGZBZNcdy0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AheUJ_AtuhoAk6kW5rGZBZNcdy0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AheUJ_AtuhoAk6kW5rGZBZNcdy0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/Pvj6OpS2ayc" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-little-guys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-50639225194684322522011-12-05T09:00:00.000-08:002011-12-05T09:25:49.397-08:002011-12-05T09:25:49.397-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/untyYh4s7uKL8PjK1eENIJZKGiU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/untyYh4s7uKL8PjK1eENIJZKGiU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/untyYh4s7uKL8PjK1eENIJZKGiU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/untyYh4s7uKL8PjK1eENIJZKGiU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/q3kud1IwPaE" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-lights-downtown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-51894412366077789072011-08-20T08:52:00.000-07:002011-08-20T08:53:38.484-07:002011-08-20T08:53:38.484-07:00Miminoreply@blogger.com3It's been a great summer, but it was a short one! Our kids got out of school and graduated from middle school in mid June. They started high school on August 8th. That was fast! We managed a quick trip to Monterey, several to San Diego, and a weekend in Palm Desert. Summer was also expensive due to two bee infestations. One was in the eaves, and the second time the bees built a hive under the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-w7t0HCITt4L10zur9VhnKWyU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-w7t0HCITt4L10zur9VhnKWyU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-w7t0HCITt4L10zur9VhnKWyU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rk-w7t0HCITt4L10zur9VhnKWyU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/0HDFGtPRMPg" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-66085398737516119132011-06-27T22:36:00.000-07:002011-06-27T22:38:47.018-07:002011-06-27T22:38:47.018-07:00Miminoreply@blogger.com5I have not really felt much like writing since losing two family members. The death of a loved one is hard to accept. Losing two of my favorite people has been devastating. I am just getting to a point where I see that I can move on. It's what I have to do. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rja0JutKJWXc1owID1N-M84vy3M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rja0JutKJWXc1owID1N-M84vy3M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rja0JutKJWXc1owID1N-M84vy3M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rja0JutKJWXc1owID1N-M84vy3M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/wXsQVQIz82E" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/06/moving-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-71543452518733365652011-02-27T08:35:00.000-08:002011-02-27T08:50:22.764-08:002011-02-27T08:50:22.764-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com4 Here are some great Simon Baker photos.Just because...Wasn't he a cute little 6 year old? He makes a mighty fine cowboy, too.He looks really good in the sand.Here's a video of Simon Baker being serenaded by Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman at Australia's G'Day USA Awards. Yes, I am a big fan. "The Mentalist" is my favorite TV show.Are you surprised? You can never get enough Simon! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx_n4EWnAOIwaENqEeMSi6nbp38/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx_n4EWnAOIwaENqEeMSi6nbp38/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx_n4EWnAOIwaENqEeMSi6nbp38/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rx_n4EWnAOIwaENqEeMSi6nbp38/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/WOlFFPhpfNI" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/01/simon-baker-you-can-never-get-enough.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-50581040574094503252011-02-11T01:24:00.000-08:002011-02-14T08:47:49.035-08:002011-02-14T08:47:49.035-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com0Can you believe that it is already Valentine's Day? It seems like Christmas was just a couple of weeks ago. What do you have planned for Valentine's Day? Do you give cards or gifts to your special people? Do you celebrate with a night out? We always have a Valentine's dinner with the kids, and it is always something special. This year we are having a lobster tail and shrimp dinner at home with <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tJgaW9GBcpvpcA6FZScDlQQaOU0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tJgaW9GBcpvpcA6FZScDlQQaOU0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tJgaW9GBcpvpcA6FZScDlQQaOU0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tJgaW9GBcpvpcA6FZScDlQQaOU0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/4qpurzPTwUw" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-so-soon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-51730967041959220032011-01-21T09:41:00.000-08:002011-01-21T09:44:21.949-08:002011-01-21T09:44:21.949-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com4This morning, we needed a band-aid. Of course, the box was empty. I decided to reprint this post from last year in honor of all the missing band-aids. If you have kids, you've probably asked yourself,"Where have all the band-aids gone?" I buy boxes of 100 count band-aids just about every month. Whenever I need one, they are all gone or there are only the round dots remaining. It happened again <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EYgOgfMsbFzNO1n3l7-_ov4tCug/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EYgOgfMsbFzNO1n3l7-_ov4tCug/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EYgOgfMsbFzNO1n3l7-_ov4tCug/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EYgOgfMsbFzNO1n3l7-_ov4tCug/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/fRePTf2N-ls" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/01/where-have-all-band-aids-gone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-36957787466863272912011-01-19T08:33:00.000-08:002011-01-19T09:14:18.582-08:002011-01-19T09:14:18.582-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com3Over the weekend, I spent an entire day with the boys. My son and his friends asked me to take them to play air soft at a field that is about an hour away. Air soft games are played in matches, and are based on military combat. I had a fully loaded van with six boys and a trunk full of air soft equipment. There was a huge cooler filled with Gatorade and water on ice. The boys all had their cell <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-GWRvkOWyIp73jNqTF6lDJUGek8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-GWRvkOWyIp73jNqTF6lDJUGek8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-GWRvkOWyIp73jNqTF6lDJUGek8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-GWRvkOWyIp73jNqTF6lDJUGek8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/vJ-aEpgwlN8" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-with-boys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-12767917745611976582011-01-19T00:26:00.000-08:002011-01-19T01:22:34.453-08:002011-01-19T01:22:34.453-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com3PainYou come to me with no noticeI am not sure why you comeAre you here to warn me of a darkness in the future?Will you take me to a better place?Do you come to teach me the lesson of humility?PainI hear your tauntsI feel your jabbing cutsI am shredded and tornYou bring me to my kneesPainWhen you come, I am afraidYou are so relentless and unforgivingYou wrap around meYou shoot through meYou <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8wP6LaAboWu6Lf_-4j106jAchw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8wP6LaAboWu6Lf_-4j106jAchw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8wP6LaAboWu6Lf_-4j106jAchw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/p8wP6LaAboWu6Lf_-4j106jAchw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/7FpeBf-ArxE" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/01/pain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-55163342191897825572011-01-09T13:55:00.000-08:002011-01-09T13:59:05.023-08:002011-01-09T13:59:05.023-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com6I have never been a fan of slow cookers. I like to see results quickly and to feel creative. I was in a department store just browsing and found a pressure cooker on sale.  Everyone has heard that that pressure cookers can make an inexpensive cut of meat so tender it just falls apart. I remembered that my grandmother always cooked her meat in a pressure cooker. This pressure cooker was such a <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fJnvodDNWz2cLvrv5oQsA1I48G8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fJnvodDNWz2cLvrv5oQsA1I48G8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fJnvodDNWz2cLvrv5oQsA1I48G8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fJnvodDNWz2cLvrv5oQsA1I48G8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/4Tm8abEYBw8" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-favorite-way-to-cook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-39555960697688791062010-12-31T18:26:00.000-08:002010-12-31T18:36:06.647-08:002010-12-31T18:36:06.647-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com5Happy New Year to you ! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V8kH_SzkDKTsqYiVmJk9KTrM6i8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V8kH_SzkDKTsqYiVmJk9KTrM6i8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V8kH_SzkDKTsqYiVmJk9KTrM6i8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V8kH_SzkDKTsqYiVmJk9KTrM6i8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/W059Us_SjcY" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-28606513831457165692010-12-24T08:07:00.000-08:002010-12-24T23:04:29.791-08:002010-12-24T23:04:29.791-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com3We had seven days of rain. Three days of non-stop rain. Yesterday, it finally stopped raining. The backyard looks like a swamp. The grass is still covered with water and everything is slick and muddy. The birds have ventured out of hiding and are gathering food. We were lucky and did not have any water damage at our house. Our neighbors have a glass patio room built on the back of their house and <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tlbi_edO8KR-YDOq0Gcm-F_j6XY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tlbi_edO8KR-YDOq0Gcm-F_j6XY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tlbi_edO8KR-YDOq0Gcm-F_j6XY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tlbi_edO8KR-YDOq0Gcm-F_j6XY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/eD5MX6fXajA" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/12/seven-days-of-rain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-2393413340202403072010-12-13T13:34:00.000-08:002010-12-13T21:07:22.477-08:002010-12-13T21:07:22.477-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com7Baby, it's HOT outside! We are ending a three day heat wave and it is sunny and 80 degrees out there in the real world. The remainder of the week is supposed to go back down to the low 60's. I spent all day Saturday at the indoor ice skating rink with my daughter and friends. I had on a heavy coat, mittens, and ear warmers. It was 30 degrees at the skating rink. It was sunny and in the mid 80's <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wch__Iv9WaeG_t4IjZhs9FmSfhs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wch__Iv9WaeG_t4IjZhs9FmSfhs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wch__Iv9WaeG_t4IjZhs9FmSfhs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wch__Iv9WaeG_t4IjZhs9FmSfhs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/t07wG4PpHwI" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/12/baby-its-hot-outside.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-42147473565083805652010-12-12T00:42:00.000-08:002010-12-12T00:50:37.667-08:002010-12-12T00:50:37.667-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com0 Message From Santa Claus If it were in my powers, I would bring peace and love, To this world of ours, But I don't have magic enough, I can cross the sky, and pass by the stars, But I can't seem to stop, Any of hatred's wars, I see children on the street, With no hope left, in their eyes. So many homeless people with no where to sleep. And my heart cries. I can't give the things they need, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WDHdDfaMAoE_Xd5c5PDcwziq_to/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WDHdDfaMAoE_Xd5c5PDcwziq_to/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WDHdDfaMAoE_Xd5c5PDcwziq_to/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WDHdDfaMAoE_Xd5c5PDcwziq_to/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/y1XAV7IP9uw" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/12/message-from-santa-claus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-79348164408493594492010-12-07T09:33:00.000-08:002010-12-07T13:49:29.523-08:002010-12-07T13:49:29.523-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com3I had a great weekend with my kids. They were out of school on Friday, so we had a long weekend together. We volunteered at Operation Christmas Child on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The place that we volunteered at is their processing center. It is in a huge warehouse and it is filled with thousands of cartons full of  donated shoe boxes filled with gifts for underprivileged kids around the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GCtnnMg-uQHS9i0qzYKKYSuCVak/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GCtnnMg-uQHS9i0qzYKKYSuCVak/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GCtnnMg-uQHS9i0qzYKKYSuCVak/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GCtnnMg-uQHS9i0qzYKKYSuCVak/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/VMEc0bKOHn0" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-wonderful-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-9774917785092331512010-11-30T18:54:00.000-08:002010-11-30T19:07:19.204-08:002010-11-30T19:07:19.204-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com6Here are some of my latest "mishaps." I was at a coffee place with my kids and felt something spraying me. The woman at the next table had opened a mustard package and it squirted out all over my brand new sweater and jeans. Goodbye new sweater! Julia Child always said to never use mustard. She was right! The lady apologized, but gee, please watch your aim! My daughter and I went to see the movie <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xR0XFAhxnBUMLU5lkIi1_RBk4M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xR0XFAhxnBUMLU5lkIi1_RBk4M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xR0XFAhxnBUMLU5lkIi1_RBk4M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9xR0XFAhxnBUMLU5lkIi1_RBk4M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/mXJIe3GDGBE" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-latest-mishaps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-54610862075289777492010-11-21T10:15:00.001-08:002010-11-21T10:15:54.181-08:002010-11-21T10:15:54.181-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com1Happy Thanksgiving! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRNQ7XfIfi_wmBpMfj61Eeh6BMk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRNQ7XfIfi_wmBpMfj61Eeh6BMk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRNQ7XfIfi_wmBpMfj61Eeh6BMk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LRNQ7XfIfi_wmBpMfj61Eeh6BMk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/MgZZ1POmar8" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-26816313969354543152010-11-17T17:40:00.000-08:002010-11-18T02:43:38.228-08:002010-11-18T02:43:38.228-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com1 It's Simon Baker on Ellen. Just because! This is a funny appearance, so watch it and I guarantee that you will laugh. Can you ever get enough Simon? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u_r1vURQ6pGnDPf3U2rt9l_5PHc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u_r1vURQ6pGnDPf3U2rt9l_5PHc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u_r1vURQ6pGnDPf3U2rt9l_5PHc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u_r1vURQ6pGnDPf3U2rt9l_5PHc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/VT8Lg5wYjEM" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/11/simon-baker-interview-on-ellen-show.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-20100856529733664422010-11-15T10:10:00.000-08:002010-11-15T16:20:08.356-08:002010-11-15T16:20:08.356-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com1It's a good day because: I woke up to find that Santa Claus is following me on twitter. My kids and husband woke up smiling and happy. My daughter and I spent a day shopping and went to a movie together on Friday. My son spent an hour cleaning his room and it looks great. I had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed a day in San Diego aka "heaven on earth". Our little poodle did fine with the mobile <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2-Ac-MC_SU8QRzlerQK1sn-q-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2-Ac-MC_SU8QRzlerQK1sn-q-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2-Ac-MC_SU8QRzlerQK1sn-q-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/z2-Ac-MC_SU8QRzlerQK1sn-q-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/csUJoxwaOGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/11/its-good-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-74949199067979639242010-11-13T21:35:00.000-08:002010-11-13T21:43:06.724-08:002010-11-13T21:43:06.724-08:00Miminoreply@blogger.com2I've been seriously trying to eat healthier foods and to count calories. I love salad, but the salad dressing really adds calories, fat, sugar, and sodium. Killer! I decided to try the Walden Farms Calorie Free Dressings.The bottle says "Save 10,000 calories a month." That sounds good to me! The dressings have no carbs, no fat, no gluten, no sugar, and no calories. Hmmm, I was wondering do they <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CNin7iRH2YXBh3oqIh3BzpO1BGM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CNin7iRH2YXBh3oqIh3BzpO1BGM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CNin7iRH2YXBh3oqIh3BzpO1BGM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CNin7iRH2YXBh3oqIh3BzpO1BGM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/cPSFOoo67pM" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/11/eating-healthy-and-counting-calories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-42592498161011502122010-11-04T10:18:00.001-07:002010-11-04T10:47:43.608-07:002010-11-04T10:47:43.608-07:00Miminoreply@blogger.com4I just love surprises. We got a mystery package in the mail yesterday. I didn't remember ordering anything and didn't recognize the sender. The address seemed vaguely familiar, so I opened it. It was a pretty Juicy Couture Bag, a large tote bag, sent  by an ebay seller that I had purchased a Juicy Bag from a few weeks earlier. I have also purchased other items from this person in the past. The <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1rhAU9lGvoZBKc9qgTMOQMhItK4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1rhAU9lGvoZBKc9qgTMOQMhItK4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1rhAU9lGvoZBKc9qgTMOQMhItK4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1rhAU9lGvoZBKc9qgTMOQMhItK4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/LQTdcwy3reM" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/11/something-nice-happened.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-85047391510629712782010-10-29T10:36:00.000-07:002010-10-29T10:36:11.713-07:002010-10-29T10:36:11.713-07:00Miminoreply@blogger.com7I took my daughter furniture shopping. We were looking for a vanity table to go in her newly decorated room. We were enjoying our shopping trip. It's nice to spend time shopping and talking together. Then it happened. A salesman approached us and started making comments to my 13 year old daughter. It started with, "you look like you play sports"then "you have such nice long legs and arms" "you <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cLiBlIVIakNsJoJ4Q45r7w2XaYI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cLiBlIVIakNsJoJ4Q45r7w2XaYI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cLiBlIVIakNsJoJ4Q45r7w2XaYI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cLiBlIVIakNsJoJ4Q45r7w2XaYI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/Kpao7rvLrkE" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/10/creepy-salesman.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-14937679667204699842010-10-06T12:19:00.000-07:002010-10-06T12:29:06.952-07:002010-10-06T12:29:06.952-07:00Miminoreply@blogger.com4My daughter is moving into our guest room since it is much larger than her room. She's redecorating in a zebra motif with lime green and yellow walls. Lime green and yellow...That's my girl! So far, she has chosen the rug, futon, and chair in zebra print. She plans on keeping her old bedroom dresser and desk and painting them white. This should be a fun weekend! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rQtCDYAdujpFJeVhJjatpeg4JFU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rQtCDYAdujpFJeVhJjatpeg4JFU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rQtCDYAdujpFJeVhJjatpeg4JFU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rQtCDYAdujpFJeVhJjatpeg4JFU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/RMG0H-KQyvw" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/10/zebra-to-max.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-49733857391838663712010-10-06T07:16:00.000-07:002010-10-06T07:16:00.953-07:002010-10-06T07:16:00.953-07:00Miminoreply@blogger.com0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_kfldzi0P_NmE9jklY115cO5rI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_kfldzi0P_NmE9jklY115cO5rI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_kfldzi0P_NmE9jklY115cO5rI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A_kfldzi0P_NmE9jklY115cO5rI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/y4UAMNh1goA" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/10/prayer-for-peace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149335239037687019.post-6171008106206624572010-09-29T11:45:00.000-07:002010-09-29T12:21:01.644-07:002010-09-29T12:21:01.644-07:00Miminoreply@blogger.com7You were the best Dad in the whole world. You were so strong and so brave. Daddy, you were my hero. Everyone loved you. You made friends wherever you went. You had a smile that was contagious. You made people feel happy and special. You had a green thumb.   Flowers bloomed just because you loved them. You were so good to my kids. Thank you for loving them and for being the best Grandpa in the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5M8F1NTV_yAZix5jReWOsdmK6_o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5M8F1NTV_yAZix5jReWOsdmK6_o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5M8F1NTV_yAZix5jReWOsdmK6_o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5M8F1NTV_yAZix5jReWOsdmK6_o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PalmTreesAndBlueSkies/~4/ePFvuTN9UFM" height="1" width="1"/>http://palmtreesandblueskies.blogspot.com/2010/09/daddy.html